VTR National Convention and North American Challenge XX

July 26-30, 1995
Rockford, Illinois

Results are available here for each of the primary events:

Miles Driven to the Convention in a Triumph

Ron Bonelli

Las Vegas, NV

Desert Center Triumph Register

1980 TR8, 1,761 mi.

Miles Traveled to the Convention

Martin Leicht

Beijing, People's Republic of China

no chapter affiliation

12,000 mi.

Hard Luck Award

Bill & Mary Wood

Greensboro, NC

Triumph Club of the Carolinas

1981 TR8 - Gearbox Failure

TS Imported Automotive Sweat Equity Award

Harold & Dot Kelley

Signal Mountain, TN

Georgia Triumph Association

1959 TR3A

Ken Richardson Challenge Trophy

Harold & Dot Kelley

Signal Mountain, TN

Georgia Triumph Association

1959 TR3A

Carolinas' Cup

Wayne & Jackie Switzer

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

1959 TR3A

True Participant - Attended every NATC/VTR Convention to date

Mike Bilyk

Warren, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

Irv Korey

Highland Park, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

Bill Smith

Clinton Township, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

Club Participation Award

Minnesota Triumphs

CONCOURS

Class:

Place:

Owner:

Home:

Chapter:

Car:

Score:

TR2/TR3

1st

John Jennings

Tenafly, NJ

New Jersey Triumph Association

1957 TR3

384

2nd

Jim & Phyllis Kott

Edmond, OK

Central Oklahoma VTR

1956 TR3

360

3rd

Gary Davis

Lenexa, KS

Kansas City Triumphs

1957 TR3

349

Silver

Keith Gill

Chicago, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1956 TR3

332

Silver

Steve Shogren

Eagan, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1954 TR2

310

Bronze

Bill Redinger

Omaha, NE

Nebraska Triumph Drivers

1955 TR2

297

TR3A Early

1st

Bill Bainbridge

Chicago, IL

 

1958 TR3

366

2nd

Harold Kelley

Signal Mtn, TN

Georgia Triumph Association

1959 TR3A

356

3rd

Chris Lochmann

Manitowoc, WI

 

1960 TR3A

353

Silver

Wayne Switzer

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

1959 TR3A

345

Silver

Jerry Hurst

Joliet, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1959 TR3A

344

Silver

Jim Wells

Durant, IA

Quad City British Car Club

1959 TR3A

336

Bronze

Greg Gelhar

Maple Grove, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1958 TR3A

290

TR3A Late

1st

Richard Morris

Hinckley, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1960 TR3A

387

2nd

Reginald Barden

Milwaukee, WI

Vintage Triumphs Of Wisconsin

1960 TR3A

379

3rd

Andy Lindberg

Eden Prairie, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1960 TR3A

324

Silver

Bob Reed

Edina, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1960 TR3A

303

TR3B

1st

Darrell Floyd

Akron, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1963 TR3B

390

1st

Steve Thornton

Bowling Green, KY

 

1962 TR3B

390

TR4

(no car scored above 350 points - no first place)

2nd

Alex Zarak

Piscataway, NJ

New Jersey Triumph Association

1964 TR4

345

3rd

Mark Canaday

Topeka, KS

Kansas City Triumphs

1963 TR4

325

Bronze

Art Last

Appleton, WI

Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin

1964 TR4

294

TR4A

1st

Kent Howard

Dousman, WI

Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin

1965 TR4A

362

2nd

Dave Phillips

New Brighton, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1967 TR4A

321

TR250

1st

Jeff Sieglen

Princeton, NJ

Delaware Valley Triumphs

1968 TR250

391

2nd

Ed Wirtz

Waseca, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1968 TR250

348

3rd

John Hagen

Maple Grove, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1968 TR250

336

TR6 Early

1st

Jim Kauppinen

Sun Prairie, WI

 

1970 TR6

381

2nd

Glenn & Teresa Sorensen

Littleton, CO

Rocky Mountain Triumph Club

1969 TR6

350

3rd

Sam & Carol Clark

Broken Arrow, OK

Green Country Triumphs

1972 TR6

367

Gold

Jim Holewka

Lodi, NJ

New Jersey Triumph Association

1972 TR6

350

Silver

Richard Huset

River Falls, WI

Minnesota Triumphs

1969 TR6

339

Silver

Dave Mackintosh

Independence, MO

Kansas City Triumphs

1973 TR6

331

Silver

Ron & Regina Jester

Selmer, TN

Memphis British Car Club

1969 TR6

329

Bronze

Sean Phillips

New Brighton, MN

 

Minnesota Triumphs 1971 TR6

299

Bronze

Mike Billote

Bethany, OK

Central Oklahoma VTR

1971 TR6

281

Bronze

Terry Mackey

Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1973 TR6

277

Bronze

Pam Solstad

St. Paul, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1973 TR6

259

TR6 Late

1st

Anne & Gabe Choquette

Rocky Hill, CT

Connecticut Triumph Register

1975 TR6

393

2nd

Pat Pinkston

Indianapolis, IN

Indiana Triumph Cars

1976 TR6

385

3rd

Roy & Gina Amburn

Louisville, KY

British Sports Car Club

1976 TR6

379

Gold

Ken Nachman

Midlothian, VA

Richmond Triumph Register

1974 TR6

350

Silver

Larry Berg

Plymouth, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1976 TR6

329

Silver

Ned Chapman

St. Paul, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1975 TR6

316

Silver

Jo Ann Broom

White Bear Lake, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1975 TR6

313

TR7

1st

Mike & JoAnn Jones

Chesapeake, VA

 

1980 TR7

351

1st

Tim Bradley

Menomonee Falls, WI

Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin

1981 TR7

351

2nd

Ivan Love

Holt, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1981 TR7

337

3rd

Donna Jaquet

Oregon, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1976 TR7

301

Bronze

David TenCate

Grand Rapids, MI

Michigan Triumph Association

1975 TR7

254

TR8

1st

Bill Wood

Greensboro, NC

Triumph Club of the Carolinas

1981 TR8

377

1st

Don Kauffman

Dallas, TX

Red River Triumph Club

1978 TR8

377

2nd

Alison Floyd

Akron, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1980 TR8

370

3rd

Ann & Tim Buja

Rockford, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1980 TR8

368

Silver

Harry & Jamie Hewlett

Tulsa, OK

Green Country Triumphs

1980 TR8

345

Silver

Ron Bonelli

Las Vegas, NV

Desert Center Triumph Register

1981 TR8

335

Bronze

Bruce Collier

Dallas, TX

Red River Triumph Club

1980 TR8

266

Spitfire MK I

(no car scored above 350 points - no first place)

2nd

Jake Jaquet

Oregon, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1964 Spitfire

339

Spitfire Mk II & III

1st

Ron & Gerrie Jankun

Forrest, IL

Central IL Triumph Owners Assn.

1967 Spitfire

395

2nd

Terry & Cathy Sopher

Arlington, VA

National Capital Area VTR

1969 Spitfire

364

Spitfire Mk IV & 1500

1st

Don Wiles

Edgewood, KY

North Coast Triumph Association

1975 Spitfire

396

2nd

Kent Clovis

Stroud, OK

Green Country Triumphs

1976 Spitfire

378

3rd

Mitch Lindahl

Huntley, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1980 Spitfire

318

Bronze

John Burys

Chicago, IL

 

1976 Spitfire

277

Bronze

David Lochmann

Manitowoc, WI

 

1972 Spitfire

266

GT6

1st

Suzanne Snyder

Sterling Heights, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1973 GT6

361

2nd

Greg Thompson

Oakdale, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1969 GT6

355

3rd

Bob Weddington

Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Triumph Drivers

1973 GT6

324

Silver

Gilbert Parker

Shelby Township, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1970 GT6+

320

Bronze

Lorrie-Ann Fisher

Crystal Lake, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1968 GT6

267

Modified

1st

Mark Hoffman

Black River Falls, WI

 

1977 TR7

392

2nd

Joe & Jeff Hildebrandt

Rocky River, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1974 TR6

390

3rd

John Dohmen

Fredonia, WI

 

1962 TR4

385

Gold

Joseph P. Gadlage

Louisville, KY

British Sports Car Club

1980 TR7

384

Gold

Bob Palmer

Hiram, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1962 TR4

384

Silver

Jeff Rust

Rockford, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1969 TR6

336

Special Interest

1st

Randy Trone

Columbia, IL

 

1966 Vitesse 6

378

2nd

Lynn & Bev Halverson

Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1971 Stag

347

3rd

Bob Morton

Garland, TX

Red River Triumph Club

1963 TR4

336

Senior

1st

Bill McDevitt

Salina, KS

Kansas City Triumphs

1964 Spitfire

379

Preservation

1st

Don Carter

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

1974 TR6

387

2nd

Ivan Love

Holt, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1981 TR8

386

3rd

Tom Thurman

Louisville, KY

 

1972 TR6

378

Best of Show

Richard Morris

Hinckley, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1960 TR3A

387

PARTICIPANTS'CHOICE

Class:

Place:

Owner:

Home:

Chapter:

Car:

TR2/TR3

1st

Paul & Margaret McBride

Shawnee, KS

Kansas City Triumphs

1957 TR3

TR3A Early

1st

John & Lois Svejda

Appleton, WI

Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin

1958 TR3A

2nd

Bob & Carla Massengale

Lexington, OK

Central Oklahoma VTR

1958 TR3A

3rd

Bill & Sheri Pyle

Itasca, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1958 TR3A

TR3A Late

1st

Dick & Diane Seidl

Rockford, IL

 

1959 TR3A

2nd

Mike & JoAnn Jackley

Sturgis, SD

 

1961 TR3A

3rd

Jim Grinnell

DeKalb, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1960 TR3A

TR3B

1st

John D. Ewell

Indianapolis, IN

Indiana Triumph Cars

1962 TR3B

TR4

1st

Patrick Lobdell

Hobart, IN

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1963 TR4

2nd

Russell & Vicki Clarke

Augusta, GA

 

1963 TR4

3rd

Bernie & Suzanne Hoff

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Triumphs

1964 TR4

TR4A

1st

Larry & Mark Baldazzi

Joliet, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1967 TR4A

2nd

Ronald Simon

Chicago, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1966 TR4A

3rd

Larry & Gayle Sanderson

Byron, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

1966 TR4A

TR250

1st

Steve Toth & Danielle Duc

Holland, MI

Triumph Club of the Carolinas

1968 TR250

2nd

Craig & Andrea Coleman

Dixon, IL

 

1968 TR250

3rd

Pat Fischer

Stilwell, KS

Kansas City Triumphs

1968 TR250

TR6 Early

1st

Kurt Lustgarten

Milwaukee, WI

Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin

1974 TR6

2nd

Bob Streepy

Bartlett, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1971 TR6

3rd

Richard & Ann Woody

Liberty, MO

Kansas City Triumphs

1970 TR6

TR6 Late

1st

Ron & Regina Jester

Selmer, TN

Memphis British Car Club

1975 TR6

2nd

Paul Schmetzer

Louisville, KY

British Sports Car Club of Louisville

1975 TR6

3rd

Ken Crowley

Rockford, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1974 TR6

TR7

1st

Bob & Georgeann Larkin

Shelbyville, KY

 

1976 TR7

2nd

Scott & Bill Permar

McMurray, PA

Western PA Triumph Association

1978 TR7

3rd

Gary & Sandy Mendles

Richland, MI

 

1981 TR7

TR8

1st

Bill Sweeting

Rochester, NY

TR8 Car Club of America

1978 TR8

2nd

Gary & Yvonne Knutson

Bloomington, IN

TR8 Car Club of America

1980 TR8

3rd

Bob Dougherty

Des Plaines, IL

 

1980 TR8

Spitfire Mk I

1st

Brian & Mary Jo Ploetz

Sheboygan, WI

Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin

1964 Spitfire

Spitfire Mk II & III

1st

Mike & Sarah Burdick

Omaha, NE

Nebraska Triumph Drivers

1970 Spitfire

2nd

Marty & Jean Berens

Schaumburg, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1968 Spitfire

3rd

Bill & Cindy Bishop

Elk Grove Village, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1969 Spitfire

Spitfire Mk IV & 1500

1st

Grant & Cheryl Buss

Oshawa, Ontario

Toronto Triumph Club

1978 Spitfire

2nd

Randy & Ann Marie Adkins

Parkville, MO

Kansas City Triumphs

1979 Spitfire

3rd

Margaret Watson

Kalamazoo, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1978 Spitfire

GT6

1st

Larry Snyder

New Haven, MO

 

1969 GT6

Special Interest

1st

Don Naimoli & Chuck Policky

Council Bluffs, IA

Nebraska Triumph Drivers

1948 1800 Roadster

2nd

Bill & Sheri Pyle

Itasca, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1949 2000 Saloon

3rd

Jim Brady & Cynthia Yin

Parkville, MO

Kansas City Triumphs

1973 Stag

Valve Cover Racer

1st

John & Nancy Maas

Kansas City, MO

 

 

Best of Show

Bill & Sheri Pyle

Itasca, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1949 2000 Saloon

CRAFT CONTEST

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Title:

1st

Greg Gelhar

Maple Grove, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

TR3 Cookie Cutter

2nd

Jane Morris

Hinckley, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

Garage with TR3

3rd

Don Carter

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

VTR Regional Pastel Sketch

MODEL CONTEST

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Title:

1st

Jeff Rust

Rockford, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

TR6 Halloween Costume

2nd

Donna & Jake Jaquet, Jeff Rust, Ann Buja

Illlinois

Illinois Sports Owners Association

Hammerball Cars

3rd

Greg Gelhar

Maple Grove, MN

Minnesota Triumphs

TR3A Model

PHOTO CONTEST

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Title:

1st

Melanie Hoch

Topeka, KS

Kansas City Triumphs

Red Spitfire

2nd

Dennis Culligan

Highland, NY

Adirondack Triumph Association

1976 TR6

3rd

Frank Heathcote

Logansport, IN

Indiana Triumph Cars

TR3A & The Opposum

COLORING CONTEST

Class:

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Title:

Age 5 & Under

1st

David Anderson

Roscoe, IL

Red Car

Age 6-8

1st

Kevin Seidl

Rockford, IL

Dad's TR3

Age 9-11

1st

Sarah Anderson

Roscoe, IL

TR4--Pink Car, Green Grass

Age 12 & Over

1st

Marilyn Muniz

Hobart, IN

Pat's TR4

HOTEL R ALLYE

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Time:

1st

Bill & Mary Wood

Greensboro, NC

Triumph Club of the Carolinas

25 minutes

2nd

Jan Collier

Dallas, TX

Red River Triumph Club

32 minutes

3rd

Leicht

Bethel, OH

Miami Valley Triumphs

33 minutes

FUN RALLYE (POKER HAND )

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Hand:

1st

Charles Svejda (D) & Cheryl Svejda (N)

Plymouth, WI

4-8s

2nd

Sam Clark (D) & Carol Clark (N)

Broken Arrow, OK

Green Country Triumphs

4-3s

3rd

John Maas (D) & Nancy Maas (N)

Kansas City, MO

3-6s, 2-5s

TSD RALLYE

Class:

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Car:

Score:

Overall

1st

Robert Meyer (D) & Mike Meyer (N)

Salem, WI

 

1966 TR4A

249 points

2nd

Wayne Switzer (D) & Jackie Switzer (N)

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

1959 TR3A

431 points

3rd

Jack Billimack (D) & Jim Billimack (N)

Crystal Lake, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1973 TR6

463 points

Seat of the Pants

1st

Darrell Floyd (D) & Bev Floyd (N)

Akron, OH

North Coast Triumph Association

1963 TR3B

954 points

Novice

1st

Jim Brady (D) & Cynthia Yin (N)

Parkville, MO

Kansas City Triumphs

1973 Stag

571 points

F UNKHANA

Place:

Participant:

Home:

Chapter:

Car:

Time:

1st

Jake Jaquet (D) & Jeff Rust (N)

Oregon, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1964 Spitfire

59.92 sec

2nd

Keith Gill (D) & Jeff Rust (N)

Chicago, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1956 TR3

61.26 sec

3rd

Jack Billimack (D) & Bill Pyle (N)

Crystal Lake, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1973 TR6

62.93 sec

AUTOCROSS (times are corrected for pylon knockdowns)

Class:

Place:

Driver:

Home:

Chapter:

Car:

Time:

Ladies Stock Six Cylinder

1st

Lorrie-Ann Fisher

Crystal Lake, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1968 GT6 Mk I

68.216

2nd

Suzanne Snyder

Sterling Heights, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1973 GT6

68.336

Ladies Stock Eight Cylinder

1st

Ann Buja

Rockford, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association

1980 TR8

71.330

Ladies Modified Four Cylinder

1st

Nancy Maas

Kansas City, MO

1963 TR4

67.949

2nd

Margaret Watson

Kalamazoo, MI

Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club

1978 Spitfire

68.303

3rd

Vicky Clarke

Augusta, GA

1963 TR4

69.462

Ladies Modified Six Cylinder

1st

Louise Carter

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

1974 TR6

62.391

Fastest Time of the Day

R. John Lye

Palmyra, VA

Richmond Triumph Register

1963 TR4

53.199

VALVE COVER RACING

Class:

Place:

Owner:

Home:

Chapter:

Time:

Drag Racing

1st

John Maas

Kansas City, MO

3.70 sec

2nd

Dustin Nicholson

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

3.91 sec

Slalom

1st

John Maas

Kansas City, MO

11.01 sec

2nd

Dustin Nicholson

Houston, TX

Texas Triumph Register

12.06 sec

SPARK PLUG CONTEST

Cindy Bishop

Elk Grove Village, IL

Illinois Sports Owners Association




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